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Fragment of a stone box (tepetlacalli), Mexican, Aztec, c1325-c1521. Tlaloc, the Aztec Rain God, is depicted in a horizontal position on the most complete side of the box. The stone boxes may have been used as containers for offerings, to hold ritual implements used in self-sacrifice to draw blood, or for the ashes of a deceased ruler or member of the nobility. 23 x 34 x 18 cm. Inv. ET Am1982,Q.860.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART306654
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3072px × 2209px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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Aztec (1350-1521 CE)
Box
Coffin
Relief
Ritual Object
Stone
Tlaloc, Rain God